I bought a pair of sandstars for my DS 20" x 10"

they seem to be a bit narrow and that gives a small footprint and less flotation so they tend to dig in real easy if i have to gas off and on again.

Any one else find this with them or can you suggest paddels that have a wider footprint more suited to the Wieght of the DS

 

what size did u get and what size rim?

 

I've read a few threads where people are using them on their v-force's which are also big and heavy...they bought the biggest one's they make which I think are 22's. They are loving them from I've read.

 

For general cruising around in the sand you may want a floating type tire. If you plan on drag raceing I recomend the more narrow tires that dig in stead of spinning on top of the sand. IE- When dragsters use wheely bars it tends to force the rear tire into the ground for better hook up, and mostly to keep front end down no matter how the tire is shaped. I just recently tested this particular theory on a large sand hill with a radar gun. I tested a set of paddles that are flat across (bigger footprint) and I tried a set if paddles with a skinnier rim that ballooned out the tire (to where the middle if the paddle was more narrow) With the (bigger footprint paddle) I lost 7-8 mph on the hill. With the more ballooned out tire It hooked up better and made me go that much faster. I then lent the (bigger footprint flatter across paddle) to my friend that owns a heavy DS and he weighs 340lbs and he complained that they slid around too much when duning on the side of steep hills. a 22in paddle will give ya more of a rounded tire. the 20s are good and all but IMO I think if you had the clearance for a taller (more rounded) paddle I would recomend going that route. I heard sand stars hook up pretty good, and if they are narrow they should hook up real good, but like you said they will dig. I hope this helps. The first pic in my page shows my tires w/ the balloon effect and they have worked for me the best. (for straight drags)

 

I'm running the 22" Sand Stars on my Baja X and my buddy has the 20" tires. The 20" tires are about an inch narrower than the 22" for some reason even though they both say 10" across. The 22" tires do rub the heel guard though and it has to be trimmed some. But other than that I would recommend the 22" tires for a DS650.

 

annahilater do u remember what the brand of paddles u tested. because i had the gekos for about 2 trips 2 dumont and swichted to kings which are a straight paddle and man whata diffrence. i didnt have a radar gun but i could tell it was pulling harder at a hrigher rpm. i willtell u what i wish i had a radar gun it sure would be cool for testing products.

 

The geckos are so heavy that it would probably lower your rpms anyways, And most any paddle will out-do the geckos unfortunately.. I was testing skat-track extremes. Another tire I would stay away from is paddle masters, they are like putting a xtra 15 lb brick on your axle.

 

I ran geckos when i was a lil pup, now im running 22-11-8 ultra lites now that i am a BIG DOGG...

 

Thanks for the feed back guys

They hook up fine but in some of the real tight turning trails that are steep they do tend to dig if i back of the gas then hit it again

I thought of the 22" to start with but didnt want to have to mess with my heel gaurds or gearing.

i have ordered a set of pro pegs so the gaurds will go now any way, i will just put it down to experiance and sell the 20" to some one with a lighter bike
Which is a shame as i had to get them shipped across the atlantic

Yard bird how is your gearing with the 22"

 

I had read that with the 22" tires it was a good idea to drop down a tooth to 15T. But I found myself with not enough top end in 3rd gear dragging up Olds @ Glamis. The 2nd gear starts with the original stock 16T weren't a problem and I ended up switching back to the original stock 16T. I was racing a piped/filtered/jetted yfz450 with the 15T and found myself hitting the stock rev limiter in 3rd going through the whoops and not having enough top speed and 4th gear was too tall. Plus for me it's hard to shift twice in a drag. Especially when I'm trying to hang on through the whoops hahah. I ended up losing to him by 2-3 bike lengths each time. My Baja X is stock except for a stainless endcap and a 170 main jet. I didn't think that was too bad considering I gave up 20-30 lbs. rider wise plus the extra weight of the Baja X.